Anesthesia is a medical practice used to temporarily disable sensitivity to pain or other stimuli during medical procedures or surgical interventions. Anesthesia acts on the central nervous system, ...

Q: My wife is having surgery next week and the anesthesiologist recommended a regional block instead of general anesthesia. Is this the right way to go? A: Anesthesia is a technique used to prevent ...

Objectives: To compare the effects of general and regional anesthesia on clinical outcomes following primary total hip arthroplasty (THA). Conclusion: Our study showed that both anesthesia types ...

1 Department of Urology, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States 2 Department of Urology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH, United States Introduction: To ...

Former President George W. Bush, 68, recently had knee surgery. As an anesthesiologist, I am a doctor that specializes in putting patients to sleep for surgical procedures. Naturally, I was curious as ...

1. Local anesthesia comprises of topical anesthesia and injectable local anesthesia. a) Topical Anesthetics are applied locally to mouth tissues with a swab to prevent pain on the surface level.

SAN DIEGO — Intermediate- to high-risk patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVR) had equally good safety and efficacy outcomes with two types of second-generation valves ...